# Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a clear, well-covered account of the subject, with one commenter calling what happened fairly clear.

## Why people recommend it

- Clear account of what happened (1 comments): "I strongly recommend Merchants of Doubt, it's fairly clear what happened" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49065079))
- Covers the topic well (1 comments): "covers this topic quite well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50044917))
- Called a great book on the subject (1 comments): "There's a great book on the subject called "Merchants of Doubt"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420308))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1408824833?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781408824832) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway", https://hackerapproved.com/p/merchants-of-doubt/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).